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Two HIV/TB global leaders announce merger talks

Unprecedented partnerships take place in development sector

Formal merger negotiations were announced between two global leaders - Health & Development Networks (HDN) and the International HIV/AIDS Alliance - at the XVII International AIDS Conference which ended in Mexico on 8 August 2008.

Elephant in the Room Release Date and Teaser Trailer featuring Cynthia McKinney

13-08-2008 18:31 | Culture | Health | Terror War | World

Details of free September 1st 2008 internet release of award winning* documentary 'The Elephant in the Room' plus exclusive teaser trailer featuring Green Party Presidential Candidate Cynthia McKinney

*The film recently won Best UK Documentary at the London Independent Film Festival

Four Questions on Violences against Women.

12-08-2008 15:07 | Gender | Health | Social Struggles | World

This simple questionaire is based in two earlier reports and links to
the Ban Ki-Moon campaign on gender and violence:

http://www.indymedia.ie/article/87053

http://www.indymedia.ie/article/86426

And of course to the issue of marginalisation of women's political voice by National Governments.

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Two More UCLA Vans Expropriated by Liberationists

11-08-2008 23:34 | Animal Liberation | Health | World

Date: August 11, 2008
Communiqué from unknown liberationists
Institution targeted: UCLA Primate Vivisection

Received anonymously

Demo against Nepal's plan to export monkeys

July 17th, London. Campaigners returned again to the Nepalese embassy in London in support of the week of action against the export of monkeys from
Nepal to research labs in the USA.

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Can Coca Cola Save Children’s Lives?

10-08-2008 16:13 | Globalisation | Health | World

Simon Berry has been trying to get Coca Cola to look at how they could use their distribution network for life-saving drugs.

HLS and NYSE Shareholder Target: Barclays

Apart from Barclays being the largest shareholder in HLS. Barclays are in fact a double target as they also own 12 million shares in NYSE who are the ONLY exchange that trades in HLS shares and without NYSE they won't have any shareholders!

Take Action:

http://indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/08/405629.html

HLS Largest Shareholder Barclays - Update & Action Alerts

Barclays Global Investments has called a PR meeting to decide what to do about the protests against them. Remind them that HLS shares = puppy killing scum!

Action Alert: HLS Shareholder Barclays - Part 6

Target: Barclays Global Investors UK Holdings Ltd, a part of Barclays Bank
Detail: HLS' largest institutional shareholder with 279,842 shares in HLS (LSR)

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Action Alert: HLS Shareholder Barclays - Part 5

Target: Barclays Global Investors UK Holdings Ltd, a part of Barclays Bank
Detail: HLS' largest institutional shareholder with 279,842 shares in HLS (LSR)

Two firebombings target UCSC vivisectors

03-08-2008 13:29 | Animal Liberation | Health | World

3rd August
Two University of California-Santa Cruz research scientists were targets of firebombs early Saturday, showing another sign of the escalating direct action and violence against university researchers who use animals in vivisection labs.

Action Alert: HLS Shareholder Barclays - Part 4

Target: Barclays Global Investors UK Holdings Ltd, a part of Barclays Bank
Detail: HLS' largest institutional shareholder with 279,842 shares in HLS (LSR)

UCLA anti-vivisection home demos

02-08-2008 16:01 | Animal Liberation | Health | World

LOS ANGELES/HOLLYWOOD
UCLA DEMO WRAP UP
07-13-08

Action Alert: HLS Shareholder Barclays (Part 3)

Target: Barclays Global Investors UK Holdings Ltd, a part of Barclays Bank
Detail: HLS' largest institutional shareholder with 279,842 shares in HLS (LSR)

DC Protests at HLS Customers

On Friday, July 18, animal rights advocates celebrated the decision by Raymond James to dump their HLS stock by protesting at the offices of Merck, Sanofi-Aventis, and Novartis, all of which have yet to follow Raymond James's sensible lead. What began as a normal day for the greedy opportunists at Merck, Novartis, and Sanofi Aventis turned into one that they would hope to forget. Compassionate individuals descended upon their offices, protesting their continued use of the animal abusers at Huntingdon Life Sciences. With signs and bullhorns, activists took to the streets.

Videos:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VykoO6U_i8I

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oke4kQMLjlI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLYzaQo4cTE

Action Alert: HLS Shareholder Barclays - Part 2

Target: Barclays Global Investors UK Holdings Ltd, a part of Barclays Bank
Detail: HLS' largest institutional shareholder with 279,842 shares in HLS (LSR)